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IGC-E1c Color Theory
IGC-E1c Color Theory (Unit 3) Color Printing
Question | Answer |
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Substrate | The vehicle that carries the image |
CMYK | The colors of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black that form the subtractive color space |
Rosette | The visual pattern formed by printing screens of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black at 30 degree angles. |
Spot Color | Colored ink printed that is NOT Cyan, Magenta, Yellow or Black |
Moire | A visual pattern formed when the improper use of screen angles are combined |
Color Separation | Artwork split into component plates of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black in preparation for process printing (CMYK) or into the required number of plates for spot color printing. |
Pantone Matching System (PMS) | The most commonly used ink mixing and color reference system in offset printing. |
Process Color | Four inks (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, or CMYK ) printed on paper in layers of dots that combine to create the illusion of many more colors. |
Subtractive Color Theory | The use of 4 inks (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow & Black) that absorb light wave-lengths that create colors. Used for process printing |
Halftone Dot Printing | A printing technique that simulates a continuous tone picture through the use of dots, varying either in size, in shape or in spacing |